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PAT McCRORY
GOVERNOR
SICKLE CELL AWARENESS MONTH
2014
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder which causes both physical and economic
hardship, sometimes even death, and was first diagnosed in the United States 104 years ago; and
WHEREAS, it is estimated that over 6,000 North Carolinians suffer from this disease, while over
200,000 residents carry the genetic sickle cell trait; and
WHEREAS, estimates suggest one in every 500 African Americans and one in every 1,000 Hispanics
inherit sickle cell disease; and
WHEREAS, treatment helps those with sickle cell disease live productive lives while scientific efforts
continue to search for a cure; and
WHEREAS, the North Carolina Sickle Cell Syndrome Program has assisted residents diagnosed with
sickle cell disease since 1973; and
WHEREAS, implementation of services require close cooperation between agencies, healthcare
providers, regional and community partners, and the State Laboratory of Public Health; and
WHEREAS, efforts to support citizens affected by this disease necessitate steadfast support for research
regarding the treatment and management of this disease;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, PAT McCRORY, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby
proclaim September 2014, as "SICKLE CELL AWARENESS MONTH" in North Carolina and commend its
observance to all citizens.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of
North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this fifteenth day of August in the year of our Lord two thousand and
fourteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-ninth.
~~~ Governor

~faft of ,orf4 filarolina
PAT McCRORY
GOVERNOR
SICKLE CELL AWARENESS MONTH
2014
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder which causes both physical and economic
hardship, sometimes even death, and was first diagnosed in the United States 104 years ago; and
WHEREAS, it is estimated that over 6,000 North Carolinians suffer from this disease, while over
200,000 residents carry the genetic sickle cell trait; and
WHEREAS, estimates suggest one in every 500 African Americans and one in every 1,000 Hispanics
inherit sickle cell disease; and
WHEREAS, treatment helps those with sickle cell disease live productive lives while scientific efforts
continue to search for a cure; and
WHEREAS, the North Carolina Sickle Cell Syndrome Program has assisted residents diagnosed with
sickle cell disease since 1973; and
WHEREAS, implementation of services require close cooperation between agencies, healthcare
providers, regional and community partners, and the State Laboratory of Public Health; and
WHEREAS, efforts to support citizens affected by this disease necessitate steadfast support for research
regarding the treatment and management of this disease;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, PAT McCRORY, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby
proclaim September 2014, as "SICKLE CELL AWARENESS MONTH" in North Carolina and commend its
observance to all citizens.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of
North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this fifteenth day of August in the year of our Lord two thousand and
fourteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-ninth.
~~~ Governor